From Wikipedia
The U-722 was commissioned in December 1943 and sunk Dec. 17, 1944, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Nyasaland south of Cork Ireland with loss of all 48 hands.
The U-322 was commissioned February 1944 and sunk Dec. 29, 1944 by depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Calgary with loss of all 52 crew.
GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
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